Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1887-10-19
The President in the South.
FROM MEMPHIS TO NAsHyILLE-HE SPENDS
A QUIET SUNDAY NRAR NASHVILLE.

A QUIET OUNDAI NhAh NASdfiAhh'
The President left Memphis for Nashvill,
at o'clock Saturday, after having spen
the morning in receiving formal welcome
from the municipality and citizens, ant
viewing the various points of interest II
the city. The formal speech of welcome tt
the President in Memphis was delivered by
Judge 81. T. Ellet, of the Chancery Court
who spoke of the loyalty of the South tt
the Union, and concluded by paying higt
stribute of homage and admiration" tt
Mrs. Cleveland. The President replied il
suitable terms, and congratulated the PEG
pie of Memphis and the South upon the
rapid recuperation and progress apparent
on every hand. Just as the President clos
ed his remarks Judge Ellet, who stood fol
time with his hat off as the President was
speaking, sat down, and was soon overcome
by the heat. DR.. Bryant, of the presiden
tial party, took direction of affairs, and re
manned with the unfortunate gentleman
while the President was escorted to the
Cotton and Merchants Exchange. Five
minutes after the President left the review
ing stand Judge Ellet expired. 1t was al
first thought that he had merely tainted
and it was not known until after the presi
dental party had left the platform that his
attack was Of serious character.
The President and party arrived at Belle
Meade, six miles from Nashville, abou
nine o'clock Saturday night, where they
were met by Judge jackson and his brother
Gen. W. Fl. Jackson. The President, Mrs
Cleveland and Col. Lamont entered thl
carriage of Gen. jackson to become hi.
guests until Monday morning, while tbs
Postmaster General and Mrs. Villas, DR.
Bryant and Mr.. Bissel accompanied thu
Judge. The other members of the party
proceeded with the train to Nashville, anC
were quartered at the Maxwell House, thu
guests of the Nashville American.
The Belle Meade farm is to Nashville
what the Alexander stock farm is to Lex
ington; Though, perhaps, less known, i
is locally held to be no less valuable ant
| worthy of its renown. Its four or five
thousand acres of blue glass are owned il
common by the. jackson brothers, the Gen
eral and the ex Senator, who married two
sisters, the Misses Harding, daughters o.
the founders of the establishment. The
Belle Meade mansion, the present resting
place of the President, is typical Southern
home of the highest class. 1t is substan
tial two-story brick structure of ample pro
portions, built without much filigree OF
INSTRUMENTATION udtluS Wlu0 pUTJiCO dlOug
its front, supported by four lofty wooden
pillars. Outhouses and domestic offices
flank it, and village for the negro attend
way back. It is the home of the elder
brother-the General, that of the Judge
being a mile distant.
FREE SCHOOL BooKs.-It was in the
<,E1 hat h., r
books was made. 1t was q committee OF
the Legislature, majority of whose men,
bers were elected on that platform, that
learned that free books could not be given
without an increase in taxation or the clos
ing of many schools That committee,
estimating the average cost per year OF
So 70 per capita, found that free books
The expenses of the schools for that year
were $4,000 Take SsOO0OO of this
and spend it in buying books, and but
100000 would have been left for the
schools Thus we see that but three-sev-
tanned. whilst four of them would
have been closed. What madness, then, to
talk of free books2
Perhaps these Reform economists would
have closed all the asylums and turned
back the unfortunates into the jails in order
to furnish free books. Perhaps they would
have abolished all the Offices in the State
and thus got rid of the expense of salaries.
Hardly that. Their anarchical tendencies
might have inclined them to abolish the
government, but never could have influence
ed them to abolish the spoils of party.
Democratic workers should lay these facts
before thinking Democrats and prove to
them what hollow pretenders and ridiculous
humbugs are these clamorers for free
books-Rich. State.